As a part of web of science core collection, book citation index allows users to search seamlessly across books, journals and conference proceedings to find the information most. Cited reference search web of science core collection. Seeds of human futures, 2nd edn, wiley, as the target book citation. Web of science wos is one of the largest and most reputable global citation databases. Search web of science web of science unraveled ucf. We capture all cited references regardless of age or document type. The revised version will be selected only if it presents new content.
The book citation index allows you to search for books series and nonseries. A citation index is a kind of bibliographic index, an index of citations between publications, allowing the user to easily establish which later documents cite which earlier documents. Rather than a measure of the average number of citations, which can be skewed by either a single highlycited article, or many new articles which have not yet been cited, this is thought to provide a measurement that. The benefits of searching this citation collection is that one can search for current and retrospective information successfully in over 20,000 peer. The book citation index under the web of science core collection is the most important index for a librarys book collection which is enabling access more quickly and easily with powerful new discovery tools. Its core collection encompasses six citation indexes in the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities, and collectively contains more than a billion searchable citations spanning over 250 disciplines. A citation search in the isi web of science is not a complete citation search. Having books indexed in the worlds leading citation index for the academic community, significantly increases the. Citation indexes for finding articles that cite a given author or citation. For the coverage of book citation index, each book is evaluated on a case by case basis. This guide is to help you use web of science database, where you can do cited reference searches.
Its this quality and depth of content that sets web of science apart from other research databases. Web of science master journal list wos mjl by clarivate. Sci science citation index expanded via the web of science databases the science citation index is a multidisciplinary index and fully indexes over 8,500 major journals across 150 disciplines 1988. Home web of science isi citation indexes guides at.
Science citation index expanded sciexpanded 1945present. Selection criteria is based on the amount of highly cited content found in the book, as well as its practical relevance and contribution to the field of research. Web of science is the worlds leading citation index with multidisciplinary content from top tier international and regional journals, conference proceedings, and has now been expanded to include books. Web of science previously known as web of knowledge is a website which provides subscriptionbased access to multiple databases that provide comprehensive citation data for many different academic disciplines. Igi global journals are found in a number of prestigious indices, including web of science, scopus, and compendex. Igi global books are found in a number of prestigious indices, including thomson reuters, scopus, and compendex. Some databases, such as web of science, will calculate an h index based on the number of citations to an author in that database.
The book citation index bci, bkci is an online subscriptionbased scientific citation indexing service maintained by clarivate analytics and is part of the web. Web of science is the worlds leading citation database with multidisciplinary content from nearly 12,000 top tier international and regional journals, over 120,000 conference proceedings, and soon books. You can create a citation report for any author in this database that will include. If the 2nd edition does not present 50% or more new content, it will not be selected.
Web of science platform guided by the legacy of dr eugene garfield, inventor of the citation index for research literature, web of science is the most worlds most powerful research engine, delivering your library with bestinclass publication and citation data for confident discovery, access, and assessment. Book citations are seamlessly integrated with other citation indexes in web of science core collection to provide a more complete citation. Coverage includes the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities, available to 1900. Biosis citation index, currents contents connect, data citation index, derwent innovations index, medline, scielo citation index, zoological. It was first launched in 2011 and indexes over 60,000 editorially selected books, starting from 2005. Visibility of your valuable collections and resources by providing links to ebooks in your library catalogue. Web of science core collection book citation indexes. The interface of the web of science version 5 enables users to search for both books and book chapters as new categories. Visit the web of science, book citation index website to learn more.
How to get a journal indexed in web of science core. As a part of web of science core collection, book citation index allows users to search seamlessly across books, journals and conference proceedings to find the information most relevant to their work within one platform. Web of science citation analysis library guides at. The number of articles it assigns to nutrition and dietetics rose 20% more and reached a maximum of 11,300 in 2016. As a part of web of science core collection, book citation index allows users to search seamlessly across books, journals and conference.
As a part of web of science core collection, book citation index allows users to search seamlessly across books, journals and conference proceedings to find the. The web of knowledge provides access to thomson isis multidisciplinary databases of bibliographic information such as the science citation. Web of science enables you to create a citation report for any general search result set with fewer than 10,000 results. It was originally produced by the institute for scientific information isi and is currently maintained by clarivate analytics previously the intellectual property and science. The book citation index in web of science core collection connects a librarys book collection to powerful new discovery tools, giving researchers the ability to quickly and easily identify and access the most relevant books. Books and book chapters in the book citation index. By connecting your librarys book collection to powerful new discovery tools, the bci provides.
The heart of the platform is the web of science core collection, which indexes over 20,000 scholarly journals. Science bkcis the book citation index is designed to enhance the powerful discovery and analysis capabilities of web of knowledge by incorporating comprehensive book citation data. Scholarly book content complements and enhances the citation relationships between journals, conference proceedings, and books. Web of science indexes the items from each bibliography or list of references. Web of science formerly isi citation indexes citation. Coverage of revised edition of a book in book citation index revised edition is picked up only if there is new material to present. Book citation index clarivate analytics resources and tools. A selection of our books included in isi web of sciences. Book citation index the book citation index in web of science connects a librarys book collection to powerful new discovery tools, giving researchers the ability to quickly and easily identify and access the most relevant books. These indexes are characterized by the quality of the publications covered. Reuters introduced the book citation index bkci as part of the science citation index sci. Databases and the years they cover may vary by subscribing institution.
A single point of access to citations across journals, proceedings, and books, which yields more comprehensive results on any research topic. The focus is on scholarly, researchoriented books for product. For search tips see the web of science unraveled guide. The search may be for an author, but it may also be for a group of authors working in a lab, an institution, a subject, etc.
Over 8,000 chapters indexed in web of sciences book. The selection process for the book citation index in web of science. Selection criteria is based on the amount of highly cited content found in the journal, as well as its practical relevance and contribution to the field of research. The web of science previously known as the web of knowledge provides quick, powerful access to the worlds leading citation databases. Curated by an expert team of inhouse editors, web of science core collection is a trusted, highquality, definitive resource for journals, books and conference proceedings. Especially for humanities and social sciences, it is best to search all databases simultaneously rather than limit to a general category or subject area. The focus is for new content, never published in the products.
The web of science core collection wos indexed 560,000 articles in 1989 and tripled that to 1,740,000 in 2017 fig. Emerging sources citation index 2015present current chemical reactions 1985present you can search one or more of these databases from the web of science interface. Its major subject areas include sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Here is an example from web of science search sequence using jones, j. By looking at footnotes, you can follow research backwards in time to see what sources the authors used. A form of citation index is first found in 12thcentury hebrew religious literature. Web of science extracts the citation information from the articles in over 6,000 journals from almost every discipline. Home web of science research guides at drake university. Sci science citation index expanded via the web of.
Sci science citation index expanded via the web of science databases the science citation index is a multidisciplinary index and fully indexes over 8,500 major journals across 150 disciplines 1988 to present. Web of science provides access to science citation index, social science citation index, and arts and humanities citation index. Cited reference searching allows you to see who cited a published book or article. The advanced search option for web of science allows the user to create a more complex search and assists with boolean terms, field terms, time span, and choosing which citation index to use. Published authors may search for their published works to understand the impact their research is having on other researchers and disciplines. Web of science book citation index is available library. The selection process for the book citation index in web. Web of science indexes leading scholarly journals, books, proceedings, and other formats. Information on abstracting and indexing volumes published as part of the lncs, lnai, lnbi, ccis, ifip aict, lnicst or lnbip series are made available to the following indexing services. Web of science also covers conference proceedings literature in its conference proceedings citation index. Web of science provides citation counts for articles indexed within it. The web of science platform connects the web of science core collection to regional citation indexes, patent data, specialized subject indexes, and an index of research data sets for confident discovery, access, and assessment.
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